Woman arrested after husband reports attempted knife attack

Authorities have arrested a local woman after her husband reportedly told police she was trying to stab him with “a large kitchen knife.”

Billie Jean Maldonado, 55, was arrested early Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after the reported attack.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case, authorities were alerted around 1 a.m. on July 24 of a possible domestic in progress at a residence in the 700 block of Northwest Sirocco.

Police say when they arrived, the alleged victim in the case said, “She’s trying to stab me,” before police got him out of the house.

Once the man was out of the home, officers say they saw Maldonado standing in the dining room “holding a large kitchen knife approximately 14 inches long … and 1 ½ to 2 inches wide.” Police immediately drew their weapons and ordered her to drop the knife, according to the court document.

The report states that Maldonado refused and said that she was going to stab her husband “in the stomach.”

After Maldonado reportedly refused several more orders to drop the knife, police say they deployed a taser on her and took her into custody.

When interviewed, the alleged victim in the case reportedly told police that Maldonado had brandished the knife at him saying, “I know how to use this,” before coming toward him while making slashing motions.

Reportedly, no one was injured in the incident and bond was set at $5,000.